Gamble
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAM-bul
- Origin
- Old Norse
Gamble is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “old”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gamble mean?
Old Norse: English surname, from the Old Norse name Gamall
“old”
The Gamble of Procter & Gamble was James Gamble, an Irish-born soapmaker in Cincinnati.
Is Gamble a girl's or a boy's name?
Gamble is a boys' name.
How popular is Gamble in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Gamble in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gamble in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
Names like Gamble
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyaire, Gael, Sincere, Zyaire, Odin, Kyrie, Syaire, Ace, Rome, Beckett, Boone, Archer
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica, Raife
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gamble: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gamble, updated 20 October 2026.